Higher Ed Board Meets On Campus Thursday, Friday
The State Board of Higher Education will meet on campus Thursday and Friday,
Nov. 15 and 16, in 211 Rural Technology Center. An agenda for the meeting
is available at http://www.ndus.edu/allAgenda.pdf?sz=28102.  Jim Grijalva,
Law.

UND Making Strategic Plan Progress In Outreach, Information
Technology
The University is making strides in meeting the goals of service and information
technology outlined in UNDs new strategic plan, according to Dr. James
Shaeffer, dean of Outreach. At the Nov. 7 meeting of the Planning and Budget
Committee, Shaeffer walked through the strategic plan, describing progress in
meeting the plans goals in the areas of service and information technology:

Through funding from the Presidents Cabinet, two staff members have
been added to the NLPR staff to support fund raising.

UND launched 13 undergraduate degree programs after hours this fall. An
outreach event was held in August to market these programs and included representatives
from academic colleges as well as several business offices.

Two on-line degree completion programs were funded by the Provosts
office. The first round of courses have been developed and are currently being
offered. All of the courses will be offered by fall 2003.

The Division of Continuing Education has had an increase in enrollments
in the past five years: 20,726 (FY01), 20,208 (FY00), 19,343 (FY99), 16,309
(FY98), 13,811 (FY97).

UND offered 219 workforce development and workforce training programs in
FY 01 with 2,250 enrollments. The workforce training offering were done in
partnership with Lake Region State College.

In partnership with Lake Region State College, the Odegard School of Aerospace,
the Grand Forks Economic Development Corporation, the Division of Continuing
Educations Office of Work Force Development opened a Partners
in Technology computer lab for computer training for business and industry.

Many of the degree programs that are now offered as part of UNDs Degrees
After Hours are available in an asynchronous format and via technology for
personnel at the Grand Forks Air Force Base.

Conversations with Bismarck State College, UND and NDUS offices have begun
to explore the establishment of a university center in Bismarck.
A delegation from these units will visit the University Center in Rochester,
which is a partnership of three institutions (University of Minnesota, Rochester
Community and Technical College, Winona State University) in December to see
how this center operates.

The Division of Continuing Education in collaboration with student services
on campus are examining which student services should be available and how
they can be delivered to distance students.

The President appointed Shaeffer as interim Chief Information Officer in
April. Shaeffers role is to provide a bridge to a full time CIO.

The University Information Technology Council (UITC) was established in
August and meets monthly.

The Information Technology Planning Task Force submitted their IT plan in
September, 2000 and the majority of this plan is now included in UNDs
strategic plan. The UITC will update and enhance this plan during the Spring
2002.

A sub-council for the UITC is examining and making recommendations on how
to bring the Computer Center and Telecommunications into one unit. The CIO
is also working with other CIOs and Eduprise to assist with the development
of an appropriate IT organization for UND.

The UITC recommended five areas to be considered from the NDUS initiative
pool; one of these areas is to enhance the current IT infrastructure particularly
in terms of ports of access on and off campus.

The UITC distributed a questionnaire to department heads concerning entry
level competencies and exit competencies related to IT. The results have not
yet been tabulated.

The UITC and the CIO are working with Eduprise to assist with the selection
and establishment of a portal.

A member of the UITC is working with faculty and staff to highlight and
publicize innovative applications of IT on campus.

Kathy Smart (Instructional and Learning Technlogies) is chairing a sub-council
of the UITC that will plan a conference on information technology applications.

While an information technology development fund has not been established,
the Provost has provided funds for the development of six on-line courses
and two on-line degree completion programs. In addition, the President set
aside funds for the CIOs office which are being used for several projects
including a pilot program with on-line tutoring and using technology to enhance
interaction in a large lecture course.

With funding from the Provosts office, six on-line courses were developed
and are being offered. In addition, nine on-line courses are also now available
and 13 are under development.

Honorary Degree Nominations Sought
Members of the University Council are invited to nominate outstanding individuals
for an honorary degree. The deadline for submitting nominations is Friday, Nov.
30. Qualifications include, but are not limited to, the following State Board
of Higher Education criteria (see SBHE, Policy 430.1):

A. The candidate should have had an association with the State of North Dakota.
This association may be by virtue of birth, of residence, of education, of service
to the state, the Board, or one of the institutions governed by the Board.

B. The candidate must have achieved a level of distinction which would merit
comparable recognition in his or her profession or area of excellence.

C. The renown of the candidate should reflect favorably on the Board, the institutions
it governs, and the State of North Dakota.

In order to avoid any embarrassment, no suggestion shall be made to any person
to be so honored until the State Board of Higher Education has acted on the
nomination.

Institutional criteria and standards for the awarding of honorary degrees at
the University have been established by the University Senate. It is recommended
that the following criteria be used in considering persons for an honorary degree:

1. Achievement of distinction in scholarship, or in comparable professional
or creative achievement.

2. Recognized and outstanding service to the nation, to the state, or to the
University of North Dakota.

3. Attendance at or graduation from the University of North Dakota, except
as the individual is outstanding with reference to the preceding criteria 1
and 2.

4. Non-membership on the faculty of the University of North Dakota.

5. Scholarship specialization in an area in which the university normally grants
an earned degree.

Procedures:

1. Nominations may be made by any member of the University Council.

2. Nominations must be accompanied by a factual dossier providing evidence
that the nominee meets the criteria and standards established by the University
Senate (Nos. 1-5 above). Factual compilation should include the following, in
the order listed:

a. A brief biography

b. A list of scholarly writings, research and publications

c. Description of public service and achievements

d. List of offices and positions held

e. Other factual justifications for consideration

3. The nominees scholarship will be evaluated by the departmental faculty
in the area of the nominees specialization, such evaluation to be a part
of the dossier presented to the Honorary Degrees Committee.

4. A nominee will not be informed that he/she is being considered until the
nomination has been approved at the SBHE level.

5. The titles of honorary degrees shall be distinct from those of earned degrees
at UND.

6. No honorary bachelors or masters degrees will be awarded.

On behalf of the Honorary Degrees Committee, nominations and all supporting
materials may be sent to the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs
and Provost, 302 Twamley Hall. The dateline for submitting nominations is Friday,
Nov. 30.

The John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences has been awarded an eight-year
cooperative agreement through the Army High Performance Computer Research Center
(AHPCRC) totaling $3.3 million. The award is part of an Army competitive program
to develop advanced high performance computing research in support of the Armys
modernization. The Schools Regional Weather Information Center (RWIC)
and the Department of Atmospheric Sciences teamed with five universities on
the successful award, which has a total value of $34 million. Other member universities
are the University of Minnesota, Clark Atlanta University, Florida A&M University,
Howard University, and Jackson State University.

By participating in this program, researchers in the Regional Weather
Information Center and the Atmospheric Sciences department will perform research
to improve the current capabilities of predicting battlespace weather conditions
and chemical-biological material transport mechanisms on a much smaller scale
than is currently available, said Leon Osborne, director of the Regional
Weather Information Center and professor of Atmospheric Sciences. We are
eager to begin the work with the Army High Performance Computing Research Center.
This project will provide an important opportunity for faculty, staff and students
in both departments to address current national and international issues.

Mark Askelson and Paul Kucera (both Atmospheric Science) will serve as co-principal
investigators in the research activities. Osborne will serve as the overall
lead scientist for AHPCRC atmospheric science research activities for the participating
universities.

The AHPCRC program provides a unique opportunity for participating universities
to strengthen their academic programs in the computational sciences by providing
access to state-of-the-art high performance computing resources such as the
AHPCRCs Cray T3E-1200, IBM RS6000s and other systems. The AHPCRC also
provides introductory and advanced summer institutes in high performance computing
and technology exchange programs with the U.S. Army. The program also provides
a mechanism for AHPCRC researchers and students to closely interact with Army
and other defense researchers in critical areas of interdisciplinary computational
science.

Monica Mayer, family physician and member of the Three Affiliated Tribes at
New Town, will present Medical Aspects of the Lewis and Clark Expedition,
for the Deans Hour presentation at noon Thursday, Nov. 15, in the
Keller Auditorium, School of Medicine and Health Sciences. The public is invited.

Mayer, an avid student of the American exploration of the Louisiana Purchase
in the early 1880s, plans to discuss how medicine was practiced then by members
of the Mandan and Hidatsa tribes as well as by the colonists.

The Lewis and Clark Expedition, aided by Sakakawea, was really a collaborative
effort of these two dramatically different cultures, said Mayer, who will
illustrate how they came together to share not only medicines but all
their knowledge including information on geographic land maps. They shared foods,
medicines and all the information they had at the time. My main
theme is that when cultures work together, we can accomplish much more,
she said.

Mayer, who practices at the Trinity Community Clinic in New Town, earned her
M.D. degree from UND in 1995. She is an alumna of the UND medical schools
Indians Into Medicine (INMED) Program.

The Deans Hour Lecture Series is a forum designed to analyze and discuss
ideas and issues related to the practice of medicine and health care. For more
information, contact the Office of the Dean at the School of Medicine and Health
Sciences, 777-2514.

Benoit Discusses How Memory Lies Upon This Land

How Memory Lies Upon This Land, a talk by Virgil Benoit, associate
professor of French, will take place at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in
116 Merrifield Hall. The program is a part of the English Department lecture
series and the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures.

Spirituality For Sale Is Thursday Colloquium
Topic

The Department of Philosophy and Religion will hold a colloquium, Spirituality
for Sale: Native American Ceremonies in Navajo Mysteries, presented by
Birgit Hans (Indian Studies), at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in 303 Gillette
Hall.

Richard Keltner is the manager of the Western Region/NationAir Insurance Company.
With over 25 years of active flying experience, Keltner is a nationally recognized
aviation risk management expert. He is an airline transport pilot with both
single- and multi-engine ratings, commercial/instrument helicopter pilot, and
commercial glider pilot. He is actively involved in national organizations promoting
flight safety, and is a designated FAA Safety counselor for the Northwest region.

Leonard Hoffmann, a Watford City native and a 1978 UND aviation graduate, is
presently a captain with Northwest Airlines flying a B-0757. He is based in
Minneapolis.
The seminar is free and open to the public.

UND Telecasts Program About Replica Vietnam Memorial

The Television Center will telecast A Small Town Remembers Thursday,
Nov. 15 at 11:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. on UND Cable Channel 3. The program was
produced by Television Center producer/director Aaron Quanbeck. It tells how
the Moving Wall, a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington,
D.C., ended up in Esmond, N.D.The half-hour special includes interviews of surviving
family members who lost loved ones in Vietnam and an interview with Tim Williams,
a Vietnam veteran from Grand Forks. Williams wrote a song about the Vietnam
Veterans memorial called The Wall. A music video of The Wall
is also featured as part of the program. The UND Television Center produced
the program last summer as a way to honor veterans.

Student Health Services Offers Free Stop Smoking Kits Thursday

Student Health Services will offer free stop smoking kits to students, faculty
and staff in recognition of The Great American Smoke-Out Thursday,
Nov. 15. The Great American Smoke-Out is a national campaign to encourage
smokers to quit for the day and perhaps for life. Those who smoke and those
who dont are encouraged to stop by the table to catch a glimpse of Mr.
Butts, score some free bubble gum to blow bubbles, not smoke
and to win prizes playing tobacco trivia. A list of smoke-free restaurants in
the community will also be available.

Student Health Services offers individual smoking cessation counseling to students,
along with various pharmacological aids such as Zyban (Wellbutrin), nicotine
patches, and nicotine gum. A variety of health care professionals are available
to offer support and assistance to those who wish to quit smoking. For additional
information, contact the Student Health Promotions Office at 777-2097.

A model Hamiltonian is proposed for the localization-delocalization transition
in quantum dots. By considering most relevant degrees of freedom, we obtain
a fineite dimensional Hilbert space. Through exact diagonalization, we find
the ground state energies of the system as the number of electrons is varied.
This explains the peculiar pattern of the electron addition energies, which
are measured as a function of the top and side gate voltages.

Coffee and cookies will be served at 3:30 p.m. in 215 Witmer Hall.

Biologist Speaks On Duck Nesting, Habitat

Darrell Schindler will defend his thesis, Duck Nesting and Habitat on
Privately Owned, Rotation Grazing Systems in North Dakota Friday, Nov.
16, at noon in 141 Starcher Hall. He is a masters candidate in Biology
and is currently an aquatic biologist with the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
at Red Lake Falls, Minn. The public is invited.

Stuttering Association Meets Nov. 17

The National Stuttering Association will meet Saturday, Nov. 17, at
noon in 202 Montgomery Hall. We will serve pizza. For more information, call
777-9667 evenings and weekends or 777-3724 weekdays.  Jan Orvik, Editor,
for Elisa Diederich, National Stuttering Association.

Metropolitan Opera Auditions Set For Nov. 17

The public is invited to the 38th annual North Dakota Metropolitan Opera National
Council auditions this Saturday, Nov. 17, beginning at noon, in the Josephine
Campbell Recital Hall, Hughes Fine Arts Center. The North Dakota auditions are
the first step to audition on the MET stage in New York next April.

The competing singers are young adults trained in opera, singing operatic arias
in the original language and key. Following the auditions, Gary Arvin, a nationally
known voice professor from the University of Indiana, will conduct a public
master class.

The auditions and master class are free and open to the public. For more information,
contact G. Paul Larson at 777-3360 or gpaul_larson@und.nodak.edu.  G.
Paul Larson (Economics), Director, ND District of the MONC Auditions.

Graduate Committee Meets Monday

The Graduate Committee will meet Monday, Nov. 19, from 3:05 to 5 p.m. in 305
Twamley Hall. The agenda will include:

1. Introduction of new graduate committee members. The new graduate committee
convenes for the first time Nov. 19.

2. Request to transition from undergraduate to entry-level professional masters
program in Occupational Therapy.

3. Final discussion on the Chemical Engineering program review. Bring any comments
that you may have to the meeting.

4. Request to offer a certificate in autistic spectrum disorder by the College
of Education and Human Development: Department of Teaching and Learning.

5. Application by History to approve History 332: Women in American History
to 1865 and History 333: Women in American History since 1865.

6. Matters arising.

 Joseph Benoit, dean, Graduate School

Award-Winning Documentary Depicts Afghanistan

Many in our community are seeking as much information as possible about Afghanistan,
the land, and the people who live there.

The documentary, Jung (War): In the Land of the Mujaheddin, will
show Tuesday, Nov. 27, from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Memorial Union Lecture
Bowl, and will be followed by a facilitated discussion. This 114-minute documentary
depicts an Italian physician who is intent on building a hospital for war victims
and a war correspondent who is intent on telling the stories of those locked
in silence. The video, produced by two Italian journalists during 1999-2000,
follows the footsteps of these men and presents the complexity of the lives
of the Afghani people whom they seek to serve. The video includes some graphic
scenes which are respectfully treated and essential to the telling of the story.
The documentary was awarded the 2001 Human Rights Watch International Film Festival
Nestor Almendros Prize.

For more information describing the video, point your browser to www.hrw.org/iff/traveling/jung/index.html.

The event is free and open to anyone interested in making meaning of these
times. -- Glinda Crawford and Janet Moen, Sociology/Criminal Justice Studies
and Peace Studies Faculties.

International Centre Hosts Thursday Night Program

The office of International Programs at the International Centre, 2908 University
Ave., will hold cultural programs at 7 p.m. Thursdays. The Nov. 29 program
features England. Thursday night cultural programs are open to all. Experience
different cultures of the world, meet new friends from other nations, and learn
about the variety the world has in store. Events feature food prepared and served
by international students. For more information, contact the International Centre
at 777-4231.

Red River Hosts Christmas Play

The Red River High School Department of Fine Arts presents The Best Christmas
Pageant Ever, Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 29, 30 and Dec. 1, at
7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 2, at 2 p.m. in the Red River Theatre.
This hilarious story concerns the efforts of a woman to put on the annual Christmas
pageant despite having the cast of the meanest, nastiest, most inventively awful
kids in the history of the world - the Herdmans! Come see if there will be a
Christmas this year, or if the Herdmans will put a stop to everything. This
is a funny and heartwarming story for the entire family.

Tickets for adults are $5, students, $3. For reservations, call 746-2411. 
Jan Orvik, Editor, for the Red River High School Department of Fine Arts.

SGID Training Offered For Faculty

The current group of SGID consultants will offer a training session for faculty
who are interested in learning to facilitate the SGID process (a process for
providing midterm student feedback to faculty). We are seeking experienced teachers
who are interested in supporting high quality teaching at UND, both their own
and that of colleagues. Training will be held Friday, Nov. 30, from 8
a.m. to noon with lunch to follow; newly trained consultants will be provided
with opportunities to shadow experienced consultants during future semesters.
If you are interested in participating in this training, please contact Jana
Hollands at 777-4998 or jana_hollands@und.nodak.edu to sign up. If you have
a colleague to recommend for the training, or if youd like more information
about the training session, contact Joan Hawthorne at 777-6381 or joan_hawthorne@und.nodak.edu.

Statewide Patriotic Shirt Day Set For Nov. 30

With the approval and support of the Governors Office, a statewide patriotic
shirt and casual day will be held Friday, Nov. 30. All statewide donations
are designated for the disaster relief operation to help the American Red Cross
respond to different disaster needs. The money will be presented to the Burleigh
Morton County American Red Cross.

If you wear a patriotic shirt Friday, Nov. 30, please contribute a dollar
to your agency representative, who will collect the donations. If you write
a check, please make the check payable to the American Red Cross.

The University Senate will meet Thursday, Dec. 6, at 4:05 p.m. in Room
7, Gamble Hall. Agenda items for this meeting are due in the Office of the Registrar
by noon Wednesday, Nov. 21. It is recommended that some detail be included in
the agenda items submitted.  Nancy Krogh, Secretary, University Senate.

Nominations Invited For Departmental Research Award

Nominations for the Fellows of the University Award for Departmental Excellence
in Research, recognizing research, scholarly, and creative productivity, are
due at the Office of Research and Program Development Monday, Jan. 7.
The winning department will receive a $1,500 award and a plaque at the Founders
Day Banquet Thursday, Feb. 27.

Nominations should include information that will allow the selection committee
to judge the quantity and quality of the research and scholarly and creative
activities of the department. At a minimum, such nominations should include
a listing of published research or other creative or scholarly activities for
the 2000-2001 year. Additional information for that year, such as a brief synopsis
of ongoing research activities, the number and type of active sponsored projects,
dissertations or other research papers presented by students, performances or
scholarly presentations by faculty, etc., should be included if they contribute
to the overall picture of a departments research, scholarly, and creative
activities. A statement of support from the dean is optional. To expedite the
review process, five (5) copies of the nomination and supporting documentation
should be submitted to ORPD.

Since previous awardees are ineligible for nomination until five years have
passed, the departments of Neuroscience, Physics, Chemistry, Counseling, and
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology may not be nominated this year.

For more information, please call the Office of Research and Program Development
at 777-4278.

Nominations/applications are invited for the UND Foundation Thomas J. Clifford
Faculty Achievement Award for Excellence in Research. The winner of this award
will receive a plaque and a check for $2,000 at the Founders Day Banquet Thursday,
Feb. 27.

The following information should be provided:

(1) a listing of publications of significant, original and high-quality research,
scholarly, and creative contributions in nationally recognized professional
journals that are refereed by peer reviewers and/or a listing of juried competitions
and invited performances/exhibitions.

(2) overall scholarly activities, such as service as a reviewer of research
proposals for federal agencies or other funding sources, service as a referee
or editor for professional journals, and contributions to training students
in research, scholarly, and creative endeavors;

(3) potential for significant contributions to enhancing the effectiveness
of the subject matter taught in the class-room.

Faculty, staff and students may make nominations, and faculty are invited to
nominate themselves. Since the committee will not engage in the gathering of
documentation, each nomination or application must be accompanied by thorough
evidence of the nominees qualifications for the award. Five copies of
each nomination and supporting documentation should be received at the Office
of Research and Program Development no later than Monday, Jan. 7.

Since previous awardees are ineligible for nomination until five years have
passed, Leon Osborne (2001), Edward Carlson (2000), Diane Langemo and David
Lambeth (1999), Jeffrey Stith (1998), and Richard Crawford (1997) may not be
nominated this year.
The awardee will be selected by the same committee which selects the Fellows
of the University Award for Departmental Excellence in Research. This committee
includes the director of the Office of Research and Program Development (Chair),
the dean of the Graduate School, the chair of the Senate Scholarly Activities
Committee, one faculty member from the Graduate Committee, and one faculty member
from the Senate Scholarly Activities Committee.

If further information is desired, please call the Office of Research and Program
Development at 777-4278.

Web ALFI Terminals Available In Twamley Hall

Web ALFI terminals are now available for student use in the office of the Registrar.
Students who would like to register for classes, add or drop a class, find out
times to register, or see their grades can go to 203 Twamley Hall to use the
student terminals provided.

Attention students: In order to use the ALFI system, you will need to know
your NAID and PAN numbers. If you do not know these numbers, you can stop by
the office of the Registrar with a picture ID and we will provide you with the
requested information. Please note that federal law prohibits us from giving
the student this information over the phone or via fax or e-mail. 
Michael Cogan, Associate Registrar.

Overnight Airport Parking Policy Changed

Because of increased enrollment and security concerns at the Airport involving
University aviation operations, parking has become extremely limited. The extra
security restraints have resulted in loss of approximately 20 spaces and have
made it difficult for aviation students to find parking. It is now necessary
to eliminate all overnight parking at the airport, effective immediately. We
realize this will affect faculty and staff who use the overnight parking area
for personal travel as well as business for the University. We ask everyone
to use the Grand Forks Airport public parking area and request reimbursement
on their travel vouchers for University travel. We are sorry for any inconvenience
this may cause; for further information, please contact Sherry Kapella at 777-3645
or Jim Uhlir at 777-3755. We ask for your cooperation as we implement this change.
Thank you. -- Traffic Division.

Parent Volunteers Sought For Study
Attention parents! I am seeking married couples with children ages 3, 4, or
5 to participate in a study on parenting issues. Each parent would be required
to complete eight questionnaires; it is estimated that this will take approximately
45 minutes. If you are interested in participating or would like more information,
please call Erin Tentis, graduate student, at 777-3212.

Thanksgiving Holiday Hours Listed

Thanksgiving Day Is Holiday

In accordance with State Board of Higher Education directives, Thursday,
Nov. 22, will be observed as Thanksgiving Day by faculty and staff members
of the University. Only those employees designated by their department heads
will be required to work on this holiday.  John Ettling, Vice President
for Academic Affairs and Provost, and Diane Nelson, Director, Personnel Services.

This week on Studio One, John Thompson, who survived a traumatic
farming accident, will tell his story. The extreme sport of barefoot waterskiing
will also be featured. Ron Scarpa, who has been barefoot waterskiing professionally
for more than 20 years and is ranked first overall in the world, will discuss
the sport.

Studio One is an award winning news and information program produced
at the University of North Dakota Television Center. The program airs live at
5 p.m. on UND Channel 3 on Thursdays. Rebroadcasts can be seen at noon, 7 and
11 p.m. daily and on Saturdays at 10 a.m. Prairie Public Television airs Studio
One on Saturday at 6 a.m. The program can also be seen in Fargo, Bismarck/Mandan,
Minot, Minneapolis and Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Upcoming U2 Classes Announced

Following are classes offered through the University Within the University
(U2) program:

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
Supervisors Role With Work-Related Injuries: Dec. 6, 2 to 3 p.m., Sioux
Room, Memorial Union. This class is designed to identify the role and responsibilities
of the supervisor when a work-related injury has taken place. The course will
review UNDs procedures as well as information about the North Dakota Workers
Compensations Bureau. Instructor: Claire Moen.

COMPUTER CENTER: Classes are held in 361 Upson II, and require a working
knowledge of Windows or a Windows class. Enrollment is limited to 12 in most
cases, so please register early. A $10 manual is optional for Word Level 3 classes.
The cost for an Access Level I manual is $16. Instructor: Jim Malins.

PERSONNEL SERVICESHiring and Interviewing Process: Nov. 28, 1 to 3 p.m., 211 Rural Technology
Center. Hiring good employees is one of the most important issues facing supervisors.
Learn how to plan and conduct interviews so that you identify the best candidate
for the job and follow applicable regulations. Instructor: Joy Johnson, Personnel
Services.

Dealing With Difficult People: Dec. 5, 1 to 3 p.m., Sioux Room, Memorial
Union. Learn how to work with, and not against, difficult people. Find out what
assertiveness is and how to apply it in day-to-day interaction with people.
Instructor: Desi Sporbert, Personnel Services.

SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHWorking in Confined Spaces: Dec. 6, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., 235 Rural Technology
Center. Confined spaces can be deadly. Reinforce understanding of the risks
associated with work in confined spaces such as manholes, trenches, cable vaults
and attics. The following topics are included in the workshop: identification
of a confined space and its conditions; toxic, flammable, and oxygen-deficient
atmospheres; hazards and proper personal protective equipment; and roles and
responsibilities. Instructor: Jason Uhlir, Safety and Environmental Health.

HOW TO REGISTER: Registering for U2 workshops is easy! Contact Amy Noeldner
at the University Within the University office by phone (777-2128), fax (777-2140),
e-mail, U2@mail.und.nodak.edu, or mail to: Box 7131. To register online, go
to www.conted.und.edu/U2. Please provide the following information when you
register: your name, department, box number, phone number, Social Security number
(for accurate record keeping), and e-mail address, the title and date of the
event, the method of payment (ID billing, personal check, or credit card number
and expiration date) if the event has a fee.

Grants and Research

Senate Scholarly Activities Committee Makes Awards

The Senate Scholarly Activities Committee received eight requests for research/creativity
funds and three requests for publication funds at the October call for proposals.
The following awards were made at the Committee meeting October 31:

Publication AwardsJun Ren (Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutics), $300 for an article
in Hypertension;Sandra Short (Physical Education and Exercise
Science), $180.25 for an article in Biological Reports: Perceptual and Motor
Skills; Chang-Hee Won (Electrical Engineering), $990 for publication
of an article in IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems.

Summer continuing education courses are offered in bioethics at the University
of Washington.

Ethics of Research with Humans: Past, Present and Future is held June
17-21. This is an intensive introduction to the ethical issues of research
with humans. The course reviews the origins and development of the ethics and
regulation of human research, examines the current federal regulations and their
applications, and explores the emerging issues in research with humans that
ethics and regulations must take into account. Registration is limited to current
IRB members and managers, active Ph.D.- and M.D.-level researchers and research
professionals who are significantly involved in designing and executing human
research protocols. Registration deadline for the research ethics course is
May 31.

Summer Seminar in Health Care Ethics will be Aug. 5-9. This seminar
will provide an intensive introduction to the concepts, methods, and literature
of health care ethics. Registration is limited to physicians, nurses, social
workers, chaplains, teachers, and others involved in the care of patients or
the education of providers. Registration deadline for the summer seminar is
July 19.

Please contact Marilyn J. Barnard at (206) 616-1864 or e-mail at mbarnard@u.washington.edu
for more information regarding these two courses and for registration. Registration
is limited, so register early.  Office of Research and Program Development.

Research, Grant Opportunities Listed
Following are research and grant opportunities. For more information, contact
the Office of Research and Program Development at 777-4278.

NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (NCI)

The Behavioral Research in Cancer Control Small Grants Program
supports cancer
control behavioral research. The program is designed to aid and facilitate growth
of a nationwide cohort of scientists with a high level of research expertise
in behavioral cancer control research. Small grants are short-term awards to
support pilot projects, development and testing of new methodologies, secondary
data analyzes, or innovative projects that provide a basis for more extended
research. The following program areas focused on behavior and cancer are appropriate
for small grant applications: screening and early detection, cancer control
sciences, tobacco prevention and cessation, applications research, health communications
and bioinformatics, basic behavioral research, surveillance, and survivorship.
Additionally, investigators may propose high priority secondary analyzes in
these areas. New investigators in relevant fields and disciplines (e.g., medicine,
public health, health promotion, health communications and informatics, epidemiology,
anthropology, social work, nursing research, nutrition, health policy, health
services research, and behavioral sciences, such as psychology, health education,
and sociology) may apply. Eligible applicants include those who have not previously
been Principal Investigator (PI) on a NCI-funded cancer control research grant
(R03, R01, P01), or established scientists refocusing their research interests
to behavioral research in cancer. Predoctoral investigators currently enrolled
in an accredited doctoral degree program also are eligible to apply. The R03
award mechanism will be used. Deadlines: 12/20/01, 4/20/02, 8/20/02.
Contact: Veronica Y. Chollette, 301/435-2837; vc24a@nih.gov; http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-99-006.html.
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (NICHHD)
The Institutional Pathways Towards Strengthening HIV Prevention in
Minority
Communities (RFA-HD-01-017) initiative provides support to expand
understanding
of local community institutions such as churches, voluntary organizations, workplaces,
and commercial establishments, and to explore the roles that such institutions
play in contributing to/impeding HIV prevention. The program seeks research
to examine potential mechanisms through which local institutions can enhance
prevention efforts, beyond providing the venue for individual-level interventions
and exploratory, collaborative, multidisciplinary research to better understand
the way in which the structure and dynamics of community institutions influences
HIV prevention as well as ways in which individuals at high risk of HIV infection
or infected with HIV are linked to community institutions. The focus is on minority
communities in the U.S. The objective is to create a body of data to guide design,
implementation, and evaluation of future interventions and prevention strategies.
Funded research will help explore potential for novel approaches to involving
various types of community institutions or strengthening their impact on HIV
risk behaviors, within their own constituents as well as more broadly in the
community. This RFA seeks applications for formative or exploratory research.
An important goal will be to develop and refine specific causal models (sometimes
called ôlogic modelsö), based in theory and observation, that describe
mechanisms through which interventions and strategies at the institutional level
or involving community institutions are expected to contribute to HIV prevention.
The focus is on institutions at the community level, institutions that have
ongoing, quantifiable, and direct interaction with at least some proportion
of community members. Multidisciplinary approaches are encouraged. Applicants
may consider involvement of a wide range of scientists, including but not limited
to those who study religion, institutional organization, service delivery, behavior
change, persuasive communication, and community organization and dynamics. Anthropologists,
geographers, economists, political scientists, psychologists, and sociologists
all might have skills of use in developing these studies. Each research team
must include significant, substantive involvement of individuals from the institution
or institutions to be the focus of the study. NICHD intends to commit approximately
$2 million in total costs, NINR intends to commit approximately $750,000 in
total costs, and NIMH intends to commit approximately $250,000. The R21 award
mechanism will be used. Deadlines : 12/17/01, 1/18/02. Contact: Susan
Newcomer, 301/435-6981; Snewcomer@nih.gov; http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-01-017.html.
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NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)
Participating Institutes and Centers (ICs) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH) invite applications for R01 awards to support Bioengineering
Research
Partnerships (BRP) (PAR-02-010) for basic and applied
multi-disciplinary research
that addresses important biological or medical research problems. A BRP is a
multi-disciplinary research team applying an integrative, systems approach to
develop knowledge and/or methods to prevent, detect, diagnose, or treat disease
or to understand health and behavior. The partnership must include appropriate
bioengineering or allied quantitative sciences in combination with biomedical
and/or clinical investigators. A BRP may propose hypothesis-driven, discovery-driven,
developmental, or design-directed research at universities, national laboratories,
medical schools, large or small businesses, or other public and private entities
or combinations of these entities. The objectives are to encourage basic and
applied bioengineering research that could make a significant contribution to
improving human health and to encourage collaborations and partnerships among
the allied quantitative and biomedical sciences. The total requested project
period may not exceed 5 years. The maximum total (direct plus indirect) costs
to be awarded in any year is $2 million. Inquiries are encouraged. Deadlines:
12/21/01, 7/12/02 (Letters of Intent); 1/24/02, 8/12/02 (Applications).
Contact: Inquiries concerning institute-specific scientific or financial
issues should be directed to the NIH BECON scientific or financial contacts
listed at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/becon/becon_contacts.htm. Inquiries
regarding general programmatic issues should be directed to: Richard E. Swaja
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering 301/451-6771; swajar@nibib.nih.gov;
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-02-010.html.
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE (NINDS)
The Multimodal Integration Research Networks in Cognitive
Neuroscience (RFA-NS-02-011)
initiative provides support for the formation of cross-disciplinary networks
of scientists interested in studying the neural mechanisms of cognition and
other complex behaviors. These networks will allow formation of novel collaborations
among cognitive scientists, neuroscientists, behavioral and computational neuroscientists,
imaging specialists and clinical scientists in order to develop integrative
and cutting edge research programs that advance understanding of the circuits
and pathways of cognitive function. The research plan for these networks must
be driven by a cognitive neuroscience question (e.g., neural mechanisms of attention,
emotion, language acquisition, memory, perception, sensorimotor integration
in various model systems and in various clinical populations) and must combine
imaging techniques with other psychophysiological methods. This program is intended
to begin a process where scientists from various disciplines can overcome barriers
to cross-disciplinary research agendas addressing the dynamic nature of underlying
physiological and cognitive systems. The Networks proposed must present a creative
and well-designed research plan that addresses cognitive neuroscience questions
that benefit from integrative perspectives. Examples of possible research questions
are listed in the announcement. Funded network activities might include opportunities
for training and hosting among network scientists at alternative laboratories
or research settings to facilitate collaborative grant writing and/or pilot
funding for collaborative feasibility studies. The purpose of these activities
and meetings will be to refine conceptual frameworks for organizing cross-disciplinary
research and identifying which specific questions and possible experiments show
the greatest promise for advancement. Networks must include representation from
multiple disciplines. Applicants may request project periods of up to 3 years
and budgets for direct costs of up to $250,000/year (or up to $275,000/year
for network grants that include more than one institution). The R01 award mechanism
will be used. Deadlines: 12/17/01 (Letter of Intent), 1/18/02 (Application).
Contact: Emmeline Edwards, 301/496-9964; ee48r@nih.gov; http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-02-011.html.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF)

The CISE Networking Research Program supports projects
addressing research
issues related to next generation networks. The goal is to expand the vision
of next generation networks, coalesce the research community around the vision,
and support science and technologies that lead to next generation networks.
Support extends over the entire spectrum of networking research, from network
design and performance evaluation to middleware and software frameworks in support
of applications running on top of networks and distributed systems. Also supported
are projects addressing how networks and distributed systems interact with underlying
communications and signal processing technology and other related disciplines
such as operating systems, computer architecture and software technologies.
The program also supports generic networking research addressing network design,
network management, performance evaluation and other key research issues. Special
consideration will be given to proposals that include innovative ideas that
potentially lead to revolutionary or paradigm-shifting approaches to networking.
Budgets are expected to range from $60,000-$250,000/year for 3 years. Contact:
Program Director, CISE; 703/306-1950; net-pd@nsf.gov; http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1998/nsf98164/nsf98164.htm.
Deadlines: 12/1/01, 6/1/02.

The CISE/SBE--International Digital Libraries Collaborative
Research program
will fund the U.S. portion of international, collaborative digital library projects,
which will contribute to the fundamental knowledge required to create information
systems that can operate in multiple languages, formats, media, and social and
organizational contexts. Proposals should have the overall research goal of
enabling users to access and exploit information in new ways. Research issues
include information organization, forms of information distribution, scalability
and security techniques for worldwide data systems, and tools to search, store,
and deliver information in different media or languages. Multi-country, multi-team
projects are required, and proposals to this program must involve at least one
research team in the U.S. and one in another country. Contact: Stephen
M. Griffin, 703/292-8930; sgriffin@nsf.gov; http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1999/nsf996/nsf996.htm.
Deadline: 12/15/01 (Letter of Intent); 1/15/02 (Proposal Target Date).
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ROCKEFELLER BROTHERS FUND, INC. (RBF)

The goal of the Charles E. Culpeper Biomedical Pilot Initiative
is to encourage
investigation of new ideas in the areas of RBFs interest in health, particularly
research in molecular genetics, bio-engineering, molecular pharmacology and
health services research. Grants of up to $25,000 will be made on a one-time
basis with the possibility for renewal for a second year. The purpose is to
explore new and even untested hypotheses, thus preliminary information is not
required. Applicants may include young investigators seeking to establish independent
directions or established investigators pursuing new directions. Contact:
Linda Jacobs, 212/812-4200; rock@rbf.org; http://www.rbf.org/biomed.html. Deadline:
None.
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GERMAN ACADEMIC EXCHANGE SERVICE (GAES)

DAAD Short Term Guest Lectureships. Funds are provided to
colleges and universities
to invite German faculty members to teach in any department for 1-6 months.
Funds may not be used to replace faculty on sabbatical. Awards are designed
to help fill curricular gaps or act as a stimulus for teaching and research
in the department concerned. Cost-sharing between the host institution and GAES
is a general prerequisite with the host institution providing at least an honorarium
of U.S. $1,500/month for the guest lecturer and GAES supplementing the remuneration
schemes. Deadline: None. Contact: 212/758-3223; daadny@daad.org;
http://www.daad.org/facs.htm.
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The Grants Program supports projects in civil society, the
environment, and
poverty. Multi- and single-year proposals are considered, as are
those for shorter
periods. Priority is given to fresh ap-proaches to solving community problems;
approaches that, if proven successful, can generate long-term support from other
sources and/or that can be replicated in other communities when appropriate;
public policy development as well as research and development activities to
further existing programs as well as to explore new fields of interest; and
approaches and activities that lead to systemic change. Support is generally
provided for demonstration, action-oriented projects. Previous support has included
funding for research and development activities to advance concepts to the demonstration
stage or to explore new interests; support may also be provided for program-related
investments, as direct technical or fundraising assistance, or to assist with
the dissemination of findings. Deadline: None. Contact: Office
of Proposal Entry, 810/238-5651; infocenter@mott.org; http://www.mott.org.
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SOCIETY FOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY OF SOCIAL ISSUES (SPSSI)

Four Clara Mayo Grants of up to $1,000 each are available to
support masters
theses or pre-dissertation research on aspects of sexism, racism, or prejudice.
Studies of the application of theory or the design of interventions or treatments
to address these problems are welcome. Eligible applicants are individuals who
have matriculated in graduate programs in psychology, applied social science,
and related disciplines, who seek support of their masters thesis or pre-dissertation
research. Preference is given to students enrolled in a terminal masters
program. Deadline: 3/31/02. Contact: Attn: Clara Mayo Grants,
202/216-933; spssi@umich.edu; http://www.spssi.org/mayo.html.

UNIVERSITY LETTER is published weekly (bi-weekly during the summer)
and distributed at no charge to members of the University community. It is also
available electronically online at http://www.und.edu/dept/our/uletter.htm.
All articles submitted for publication should be labeled University Letter
and must reach the editor by 1 p.m. Tuesday. Electronic submissions may be sent
to jan_orvik@mail.und.nodak.edu or Fax to 777-4616. Attachments to University
Letter require approval of the editor and an account number. University Letter
is issued by the UND Office of University Relations, Jan Orvik, editor, Box
7144, 411 Twamley Hall, 777-2731.UND is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution.
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